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ESSEX COUNTY ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS WORKING GROUP <br />MINUTES <br />Members Present: <br />ESSEX COUNTY CIVIC CENTRE <br />ROOM "E' <br />TUESDAY, JULY 17, 2012 <br />2:00 PM <br />Janet Woodbridge <br />Cathie Hedges, Land Ambulance <br />James Bryant, Engineering Department <br />Audrey Masse, Human Resources <br />Cathie Griffin, Essex - Windsor Solid Waste Authority <br />Anthony McKenzie, Sun Parlor Home <br />Sue White, County of Essex <br />Mary Brennan, County of Essex <br />1) NOTES FROM THE DECEMBER 1ST", 2012 ASWG MEETING <br />2) REFERENCE DOCUMENTS FOR REVIEW <br />A) Accessibility Standard for Information and Communications <br />- providing emergency and public safety information for <br />people with disabilities <br />1. Discussion took place on possibly purchasing a chair <br />used by EMS that transfers people up and down <br />stairs. Cathie Hedges advised that the cost of this <br />equipment ranged from $3,300 for a manual lift to <br />$6,000 for a power lift and that the equipment <br />required the users to be trained. Another suggestion <br />was that the individual could be brought up or down <br />stairs using specific carrying maneuvers. <br />2. Emergency Evacuation Plans that are posted in the <br />Civic Centre have yet to been made larger. Anthony <br />McKenzie from Sun Parlor Home advised that there is <br />